Brain Brush India – TNPSC PREMIUM 2.0

User Guide

Product “TNPSC PREMIUM 2.0”- an overview

This product is available at tnpsc.brainbrushindia.com. It caters to the aspirants of TNPSC

competitive examinations.

The Salient Features of the product are as follows:

Contains around 20,000 questions and answers

All the questions are grouped and categorized under the following topics

o Ilakkanam o Ilakkiam o History o Geography o Constitution o General Knowledge o Current Affairs o Science o Maths

3 levels of testing and practice viz.

o Material Test – Sets of 50 questions each o Module Exam – Sets of 200 questions each o Model Exam – Sets of 200 questions each

Printed material supplied to the user has relevance to the material test

Passing minimum for Material Test (46/50) and Module Exam (185/200) to clear every

set

Credit points for Speed and Accuracy

Leader board that represents the 10 toppers among all users of the product

History to view the details of all the test/exam sets appeared so far, providing the details

of Date and time, Subject, Set number, Score, Time taken and Credit points secured

View of Subject wise performance like Total completed sets, Completion Ratio and

Average Score

View of OVERALL PROGRESS of the user

Pre-requisite:

Computer (or) Mobile connected to the internet

Google Chrome (best suited browser for the product)

Viewer/User is expected to use the web address tnpsc.brainbrushindia.com (please

don’t put www)

Before Login

Home page displays the following options:

Home

Material Test

Leader board

Login

Admin

Register

User Guide

HOME: Whenever Visitor clicks on this option, the home page gets displayed

MATERIAL TEST: When Visitor clicks on this option, ‘Select your Subject’ panel gets displayed. It

contains different topics like Ilakkanam, Ilakkanam, Geography etc.

When Visitor clicks on a topic, the test/exam panel gets displayed and 50 sample questions from the

relevant topic are made available for the Visitor to work on, one by one.

The moment Visitor selects the topic, the test/exam panel is displayed and simultaneously a TIMER

gets triggered. The timer counts the time in SECONDS till completion of 50 questions.

Questions will be displayed one by one along with four options. Visitor has to select one among

them and as a confirmation, has to click on SURE button. The answer will be evaluated and if found

to be correct, the message RIGHT will be displayed. On the other hand, if found to be incorrect, the

message WRONG will be displayed. In addition, the correct answer will be highlighted with a

different colour.

The SCORE gets changed depending upon the result of evaluation. Visitor has to click on the NEXT

button to proceed to the next question until the completion of all the 50 questions.

If VIEWER clicks the NEXT button with/without selecting an option, it is considered that VIEWER

wants to skip the question and will not be available again for answering.

At any point in time, VIEWER can terminate or abort the test by clicking any other option or BACK

button of the browser.

If the VIEWER again opts for the same topic, for sure, the same 50 questions will be displayed one by

one but in different order. Also, the choices will be displayed in different order.

LEADER BOARD: This is a unique feature that motivates the users of this site. Depending upon the

Test / Exam performance of the users, they are awarded with credit points to appreciate their effort.

The points are based on the parameters, TIME and ACCURACY. The points are awarded according to

the following chart.

The points are accumulated for every user, and based on the total points, the user is ranked and

positioned in the LEADER BOARD. The user with highest points secures the position. Though there

are many users, only the first 10 users in the descending order of their points are displayed. In order

to get an appearance, every user has to work hard and secure more points.

The credit points secured by all the users will be initialized to ZERO on weekly basis in order to set a

level playing field for the new users as well.

The specimen of the Leader board is as follows:

LOGIN

Any individual can use this software upon successful registration. Upon successful registration, an

individual becomes the user of this site. In order to use the facilities of this site, the individual has to

log into the site with LOGIN credentials viz. USERNAME and PASSWORD (created by the visitor at the

time of registration).

When user inputs the appropriate USERNAME and PASSWORD, and clicks on the ENTER button, after

evaluation, all the facilities are made available.

ADMIN

This option is exclusively allocated for the use of admins of different centres.

REGISTER

In order to avail all the facilities of this software, a viewer has to register his/her credentials. The

viewer has to furnish the following details:

Full Name: The name entered here will appear in the same way on the top left corner of the

web-page across different activities. Also, the name furnished here gets displayed in the

Leader board.

E-mail: All necessary communication will be sent to this email id

Username: This is the name, that the prospective user has to furnish when she/he tries to

login to the site. This name can be short and different from the Full Name.

Password: Prospective user has to furnish desired password which is to be confidential.

Prospective user should not reveal this to anyone else to avoid impersonation.

Confirm Password: Prospective user has to re-enter the password for confirmation

Male-Female: Prospective user has to select appropriate option

Date of Birth: Prospective user has to select the correct date of birth

Mobile Number: Prospective user has to furnish the correct mobile number in order to

receive important communications. Any query will be entertained, only if the Prospective

user calls from this registered mobile number

Address: Prospective user has to furnish his permanent address for communication

City or Town: Prospective user has to furnish the city or town and it appears in the Leader

board in the same way

Center Code: Centers will have different center codes. Prospective user can check with the

centre for the correct value. Direct users can use the value ‘1’ and they will be deemed to be

part of TIRUNELVELI MAIN center

After furnishing all the details, prospective user has to click on ENTER button. The following message

will be displayed.

You've been successfully registered. Your account will be

activated soon.

Now the Centre/Direct user has to make a call to 94 88 46 26 94 for activation. After complying the

conditions of Brain Brush India, the user will be activated.

Upon Activation, the user can roam around and can use all the facilities for the specified period.

More options are available when VIEWER becomes USER upon REGISTRATION and ACTIVATION.

User Guide

Details about the product have been documented and are made available in PDF format. Viewer

/User shall refer the document for getting a clear understanding of the product.

After Login

The full name of the user gets displayed on the top right of the screen.

Home page displays the following options:

Home

Material Test

Module Exam

Model Exam

Leader board

History

User Guide

Logout

HOME: Whenever user clicks on this option, the home page gets displayed

MATERIAL TEST: This is the first level activity. When user clicks on this option, ‘Select your Subject’

panel gets displayed. It contains different topics like Ilakkanam, Ilakkanam, Geography, History,

General Knowledge, Constitution, Science, Current Affairs and Maths.

When user clicks on a subject, the SET SELECTION PANEL gets displayed with all available set

numbers.

Set 1 represents Questions 1 to 50 of the printed material of the subject selected. Set 2 represents

Questions 51 to 100 of the subject material and Set 20 represents Questions 951 to 1000 of the

subject material and so on.

For example, when user selects Set 5 of Ilakkanam subject, Questions 201 to 250 of the printed

material of Ilakkanam subject will be displayed one by one.

The moment user selects the Set, the TEST/EXAM PANEL is displayed and simultaneously a TIMER

gets triggered. The timer counts the time in SECONDS till completion of 50 questions.

Questions will be displayed one by one along with four options. User has to select one among them

as his/her answer and as a confirmation, has to click on SURE button. The answer will be evaluated

and if found to be correct, the message RIGHT will be displayed.

On the other hand, if found to be incorrect, the message WRONG will be displayed. In addition, the

correct answer will be highlighted with a different colour whether the attempt is RIGHT or WRONG.

The SCORE gets changed depending upon the result of evaluation. User has to click on the NEXT

button to proceed to the next question until the completion of all the 50 questions.

If user clicks the NEXT button with/without selecting an option, it is considered that the user wants

to skip the question and will not be made available again for answering.

At any point in time, user can terminate or abort the test/exam by clicking any other option or BACK

button of the browser.

If the user again opts for the same topic and set, for sure, the same 50 questions will be displayed

one by one but in different order. Also, the choices will be displayed in different order.

Upon completion of all the questions, a SCORE SHEET is displayed which contains the following

information:

The set numbers are displayed in RED boxes initially, which indicates that the user has NOT CLEARED

such set/s.

If the user attempts a test set and secures a minimum of 46 out of 50, then the colour of the set

number box gets changed into BLUE.

User is allowed to attempt any set for any number of times. He/She can even attempt for a CLEARED

set.

The user is expected to clear all the sets under Material Test of every subject before proceeding for

Module Exam.

In order to honour those who come out with exceptional marks under every set test, the system of

Credit points is introduced. It gives weightage to marks scored and the total time taken to complete

the test. The following table depicts the CREDITS CHART pertaining to Material Test

Also it is to be noted that the credit points are awarded for the first time clearance of the set.

Case 1:

The user performs the test of Set 1 for the first time and secures 42. This indicates that he/she has

not cleared the set. Now the user again performs the test of Set 1 for the second time and gets a

score of 47 within the time frame of 350 seconds. This means that he has cleared Set 1 for the first

time and the eligible credit points are 20. Suppose if he/she performs the test of Set 1 for the third

time and gets 49 within a time frame of 420 seconds, he/she is not eligible for any credit points.

Case 2:

The user performs the test of Set 1 for the first time and scores 48 with 480 seconds. In this case,

he/she is not eligible for any points as he/she has not completed the set within the stipulated time

period. If the user again performs the test of Set 1 and scores 50 with 235 seconds, he/she will not

be eligible for any credit points as this is an attempt on an already cleared set.

MODULE EXAM

This is the second level activity. After clearing all the test sets under Material Test, user is expected

to avail this option. However, there is no restriction.

When user clicks on this option, Select your Subject panel gets displayed. This is similar to the one

that appears in the case of Material Test.

User has to select the desired subject. Upon subject selection, Set Selection panel is displayed as

follows:

Every Module Exam set contains 200 questions. But these questions are randomly picked out of all

the questions of the subject selected.

Example: Suppose subject-Ilakkanam has 2800 questions. This will be split into 14 module exam sets.

All the questions will be from the print out material given for the subject. But Module Exam -01 may

contain Question 1976, Question 1128, and Question12 and so on. So the user is expected to master

all the questions of the subject before attending to MODULE EXAMS.

User has to attend all the 200 questions one by one and finally a Score Sheet is displayed as follows:

In case of Module Exam, the passing minimum is set at 186 out of 200.

In order to appreciate the efforts, the following Credit Points system is attached with Module Exam.

MODEL EXAM

This is the third and final level activity

Model Exam follows TNPSC EXAM pattern.

Every time, when user opts for Model Exam, a set of 200 questions from all the subjects will be

displayed one by one.

The following Credit Points system is attached with Model Exam

There is no restriction for the number of Model Exams.

Every time, when user opts for it, a new set of 200 questions of different subjects will be displayed

without repetition.

It is recommended that user shall opt for Model Exam after completion of Module Exams of all the

subjects (however there is no such restriction).

LEADER BOARD

The details about this feature is discussed earlier.

There is a special enhancement in logged in situation. If the user is not among the top 10, his/her

name does not appear in the Leader board. But the position of the user is displayed separately in

addition to the top 10 users.

History:

This option helps the user to take stock of the situation.

All the tests / exams performed by the user get displayed in two tables.

The performance of the user in respect of material based tests are displayed on the right hand side

and that of Module and Model exams are displayed on the left side. Module Exams are represented

by their subjects and set number.

The display contains the following details:

Date and time of the test / exam attended

Subject

Set number

Score secured

Time taken in seconds

Credit points awarded

There is one more option at the bottom MORE DETAILS and when user clicks on it, subject-wise

performance of the user in respect of Material Tests and Module Exams are displayed.

User Guide:

User Guide option appears only on the Home page. When user clicks this option, he/she will be able

to view the entire description about the product TNPSC – PREMIUM 2.0 in PDF format. Downloading

of the PDF is also allowed.

Logout:

User is expected to click on this option after completion of all the activities, failing which there is a

possibility of the user account getting locked.

There is possibility of the user account getting locked when there is poor network connection or

network failure.

For reasons whatsoever, if the user account is locked, the user is expected to take up the issue with

his/her Centre. In case of direct users, they can call the mobile 94 88 46 26 94 for account release.

The process of user account release may take some time.